Tk 2.21cr extorted daily from city transport
Finds govt probe; transport sector now controlled mostly by BNP-linked influentials
8 March 2025, 18:00 PM
A walk through relics of power and paranoia
Inside Gono Bhaban, a fallen dictator's palace
20 February 2025, 18:00 PM
How our red and green came to be
The fluttering red and green never fails to inspire pride and joy.
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM
41st BCS police cadre: 100 candidates facing fresh verification
The interim government is re-verifying the background of 100 individuals who passed the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service examinations and were recommended for police cadre jobs.
25 October 2024, 22:00 PM
Sheikh clan’s lust for duty-free cars
With an almost decimated opposition and farcical elections, a party nomination from the ruling Awami League was as good as a seat in the parliament.
25 October 2024, 01:00 AM
Interim govt struggling on many fronts
The government on around a dozen occasions has backtracked on its decisions during its two months in office, casting doubts about its resolve.
8 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Mahalaya to Vijaya Dashami: What this year’s Durga Puja predicts
Durga Puja, an annual Hindu festival, celebrates the divine force “Shakti” embodied in Goddess Durga. This year, Mahalaya falls on 2 October, marking the start of Devi Paksha. Durga arrives on 3 October by palanquin, considered inauspicious, and departs on 12 October by horse.
2 October 2024, 10:19 AM
Cops still afraid to come out of cocoon
An overarching sense of frustration, apprehension, and opportunism prevails over the police force, rendering it virtually dysfunctional.
1 October 2024, 18:32 PM
Seat-Sharing in polls: AL allies to seek more but may get less
The 14-party allies will demand the Awami League set aside more seats for them this time but the ruling party will assign fewer seats to them compared to the last national election, sources in the AL said.
25 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Sylhet, Ctg, Mymensingh: AL sticks to mostly incumbents
Former state minister for information and broadcasting Murad Hassan, who had to resign from cabinet for his misogynistic and abusive remarks, has not got the Awami League ticket to run for parliament this time.
25 November 2023, 18:00 PM
AL makes surprise picks
Star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is set to start a new career in politics as he got the ruling Awami League’s ticket to run for parliament from Magura-1 constituency.
24 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Govt to be even tougher on BNP
The BNP appears to be in for even tougher times in the next few weeks with the government going all out to make sure the party does not gain momentum in its oust-the-government movement.
23 November 2023, 18:00 PM
AL tickets for north largely unchanged
Former Chhatra League president Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon, who was removed from his post in 2019 for controversial activities, has been picked as the Awami League nominee for Kurigram-1.
23 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Trying to keep it within the family
In many constituencies, incumbent and former lawmakers of the Awami League treat their seats with a dynastic perspective.
23 November 2023, 18:00 PM
January 7 Polls: Rebels to trouble AL big shots
Awami League nomination seekers are in a race among themselves as on average 11 people are vying to get the party ticket in each constituency.
21 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Govt plans harsher clampdown on BNP
As the BNP and its like-minded parties intensify their street agitation, the government prepares to go for a stricter crackdown on the opposition activists to quash the anti-government movement.
5 November 2023, 18:00 PM
EC Talks With Parties: Structured to fall through?
The Election Commission’s move to hold dialogue over preparations for the upcoming general election appears doomed to fall flat, as the BNP and its allies won’t take part in it and the issue of polls-time government remains unresolved, say political analysts.
2 November 2023, 18:00 PM
AL ‘upbeat’ after BNP’s Saturday ‘setback’
The way the events unfolded on Saturday has given the Awami League rank and file a confidence boost, claim leaders of the ruling party.
29 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Oct 28 Rallies: Cops all geared up, AL men too
Police might give the BNP permission to hold the grand rally at its desired Nayapaltan venue at the last moment, but opposition activists will not be allowed anywhere else on the streets.
26 October 2023, 18:00 PM
AL ready to counter BNP on streets
The Awami League is fully prepared to prevent the BNP from resorting to violence centring the October 28 rally, ruling party leaders said.
25 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Oust-Govt Movement: Islamist parties plan to step up agitation
Some major Islamist parties and organisations are planning to intensify their street agitation to force the government to step down and hold the election under a neutral government.
24 October 2023, 18:00 PM
BNP’s Oct 28 Grand Rally: AL, cops won’t ‘allow’ sit-ins, blockades
Awami League and law enforcement agencies will use all possible means to “drive out” BNP from the streets if the opposition party tries to stage any sit-ins or blockades after its scheduled grand rally in the capital on October 28, police and Awami League sources have said.
21 October 2023, 18:00 PM
AL to sell, collect nomination forms online
Breaking away from its age-old tradition, the Awami League is going to introduce online collection and submission of its nomination forms for the upcoming national election slated for January.
16 October 2023, 18:00 PM
AL plans big social media campaign
The ruling Awami League is set to launch a social media campaign portraying Sheikh Hasina as the only leader who as a prime minister can tackle the challenges the country may face going forward.
14 October 2023, 18:00 PM
National Elections 2024: AL aims to ensure higher turnout
The Awami League will make an all-out effort to bring voters to the polling centres to ensure a healthy turnout in the upcoming national polls, as it believes an election with high turnout will be acceptable to the international community.
12 October 2023, 18:00 PM
A peaceful message from a peace rally!
The ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday threatened to pour uranium on the heads of BNP leaders to calm them
10 October 2023, 10:25 AM
Little-known Islamist parties gearing up for polls
As some major Islamist parties have made the primary decision to boycott the forthcoming national election, another group of little-known Islamist parties are planning to counter the move by fielding candidates in all 300 constituencies, multiple sources have confirmed.
2 October 2023, 18:00 PM
US Visa Policy: Some officials in admin, police ill at ease
A section of officials in the administration and police have a feeling of unease over the US visa curbs, but they would not publicly admit it.
30 September 2023, 18:00 PM